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Wednesday Facebook Fan Favorite… Week 35!!

April 16, 2014 By Leave a Comment

I love spring and all the bright colors… This week’s favorites are all bright and cheery and I can’t wait to show you what you voted for as you Facebook Fan Favorite!!  Your Facebook likes, comments and shares are all tabulated as votes and at the end of the week (Sundays) I add up the numbers and find out what your Fan Favorite is!!

To start off this week… The Daily Free Pattern Find Fan Favorite is another project I would love to make!!  It comes from Jam Made… She has a cute site that combines Crochet, Knitting and Sewing… Stop by and check out her other projects… This weeks Fan Favorite is her Crochet Elephant…  Click Here to check out the pattern!!!

 

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Crochet Elephant Free Pattern by Jam Made!!!

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Next up is this weeks Free Crochet Round Up Fan Favorite… Another fun round-up from Daisy Cottage Designs!!  Lauren from Daisy Cottage Designs has put together a round-up of 25 Free Crochet Flower Patterns!! Click Here to Check out the patterns!!

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Daisy Cottage Designs Flower Round Up….

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This week I released my next Free Pattern… Amazing Grace Tote Bag!  This was the top viewed pattern on my website!!  It is really fun to make and super useful!!  The Amazing Grace Series is dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness…

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Amazing Grace Tote Bag….Free Pattern

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Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

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Crochet for Cancer Crochet Along and Givaway!!!!

April 6, 2014 By 7 Comments

Are you ready for another Crochet Along?? How about helping out those in need?? And an awesome prize package!!

 

You know I have a heart for Cancer Awareness and Charity!!  So~ I would love for you to join me and 9 of my Crochet Blogging Friends… Over the next two weeks we all will be participating in an all out crochet, hat making fun time!!  We all will be making hats and other crochet items to donate to Crochet For Cancer and Hooks of Hope!!  And to top it off,,, My Crochet Friends and I have put together a whole list of Free Crochet Patterns just  for you to use!!!  And guess what else??  Red Heart has put together a great prize package to worth $125…

 

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Great Cause, Free Patterns and a Giveaway!!

My Friend Sara at My Merry Messy Life has organized this wonderful event…  and here are my other great friend who have provided some of  their free patterns…

 

Petals to Picots • I’m Hooked •

 Curious Tiff Crochet • KT and the Squid • 

EKKStudio • Moogly •

 Grammy Dirlam • Tales of a Crafty Mommy

 

This is such a great chance to meet some of my Crochet Blogger Friend,,, Try some new FREE Patterns and Pay it forward!!  Here is a list of our Free Patterns:

My Merry Messy Life

Beatrice Ryan Designs

I’m Hooked

Curious Tiff Crochet

KT and the Squid

Elk Studio

Grammy Dirlam

Moogly

The Crochet Along will run from now through April 21, 2014. In order to qualify for the Red Heart Yarn prize package, you must complete 4 Hats or 2 larger projects like Shawls and or Blanket and mail them to Hooks of Hope.  Here are the requirements for your donation, per the Crochet for Cancer website:

  • Must be new – never worn
  • Clean – free of perfume, pet hair and smoke
  • Placed individually in clear ziplock style plastic bags
  • Soft yarn is best­ cotton, acrylic, silk, fleece or a blend is best.
  • Do not use wool or alpaca as they can irritate the scalp.
  • We accept baby, children, youth, and adult hats.
  • Please use patterns that do not have gaps or large holes.
  •  A tighter stitch is best so that it covers the scalp.
  • Be sure to wash your hands on a regular basis while making the caps.

If you would like to donate another item or something else… Here is what they will accept!!!~

  • Scarves
  • Blankets (all sizes)
  • Prayer Shawls
  • Be creative, we accept any type of gift item to give to a person fighting cancer. For
  • example, a crochet pink ribbon pin to support breast cancer awareness.
  • Yarn, Yarn, Yarn!!!
  • Gift cards to purchase yarn and supplies from the following locations:
  • Hobby Lobby, Michael’s, AC Moore Crafts, Wal­Mart, and JoAnn Fabric.

Please Mail Your Package to:

Hooks of Hope
c/o Melissa Wortmann
P.O. Box 163
Neffs, PA 18065

International Readers

We would still love for you to participate by donating your projects to your local hospitals

or charities. Let us know what you’re up to by sharing on social media!

 

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The Fabulous Prize ~ $125 Worth of Yarn From Red Heart!

In order to qualify for the Red Heart Yarn prize package ~

The Crochet-A-Long is open worldwide, but the contest is better suited to residents of the US and Canada, although anyone is welcome to mail a package to Hooks of Hope. Contest rules:
1. Complete the challenge by making at least 4 projects (or two large projects, like a blanket or shawl)
2. Mail your package to Hooks of Hope (address above)
3. Make sure your package is postmarked on or before April 28, 2014
4. All packages with that postmark will be entered into a raffle three weeks after April 28 on May 19 (to give time for all the packages to come in the mail).
5. The first package drawn will receive the grand prize from Red Heart. The 2nd through 5th packages will received handmade plarn bags with yarn goodies inside from Hooks of Hope!

I will be Hosting a CROCHET FOR CANCER Show and Tell on my Facebook page each Friday to show off what you are making and donating… Feel free to post to my Facebook Page any day and especially on Friday evenings at 5pm EST… Make sure you put the hashtag #CrochetForCancerCAL anytime you show off your work or talk about it on Social Media.. That will help us all find each other!!!  

 

LET’S MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!!!

 

Happy Crocheting …

Elena

 

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Wednesday Facebook Fan Favorites… Week 33

April 2, 2014 By Leave a Comment

It has been a really fun week,,, Lots of fun free patterns on Facebook and the finale of our Crochet-A-Long!!!

This weeks Facebook Fan Favorite for a single pattern feature came from Dearest Debi… She has tons of great patterns on her site and lots of great Crochet Ideas along with Craft Ideas and Green living…  I can tell it is Spring… This week you loved a Free Pattern that will brighten up the season!!  The Fan Favorite is a Single Layer Flower!!!  Hop over to see Dearest Debbi and Get your free pattern,,,Click Here!!

 

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Over on Facebook the newest trend is Crochet Roundups…  Many Crochet Bloggers are putting together collages featuring collections of their favorite free patterns… I have been featuring one round up per day… So this weeks Fan Favorite Free Pattern Round Up was put together by Daisy Cottage Designs… She chose a round up full of “Things for the Home”!!!  15 great free patterns…  You can hop over to her blog and get the links to all of these great patterns…Click Here!!

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Free Patterns for the Home….

This week my most popular pattern from here at Beatrice Ryan Designs both on the blog and Facebook was my Amazing Grace Spa Trio…  Thank you all for supporting my Amazing Grace Series and being so generous by paying it forward…  You can Click on the Amazing Grace Pattern tab at the top of the page for the Free Pattern!!

Amazing Grace Cloth Trio

You should also hop over to my Facebook page and see the Finale CAL Show and Tell… So many beautiful afghans… The winner of the givaway will be announced here tomorrow… I will also be showing off everyones photos over the next couple weeks!!

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

 

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